About the Author

Peter Brukner OAM, MBBS, FACSP, FACSM, FFSEMPeter Brukner is a
Sport and Exercise Physician and currently the Australian cricket
team doctor. He was previously Head of Sports Medicine and Sports
Science at the Liverpool Football Club in the UK. Peter is the
founding partner of the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, a past
president of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, and
Professor of Sports Medicine at La Trobe University. Peter has been
an Olympic team physician and was the Socceroos team doctor at the
2010 World Cup. In 2005 Peter was awarded the Order of Australia
medal (OAM) for services to sports medicine.Karim Khan MD, PhD,
MBA, FACSP, FACSM, FFSEMKarim Khan is a Sport and Exercise
Physician and Professor of Sports Medicine at the Department of
Family Practice at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
Canada. He is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Sports
Medicine (BJSM) and has published more than 280 peer-reviewed
research articles. In 2001, he was awarded the Australian Prime
Minister's Medal for service to sports medicine. He was profiled in
The Lancet in its special 2012 Olympic edition.